In late August, DC Comics and Warner Bros. held a virtual convention to showcase superhero content for fans across the globe, all presented by live-stream due to the coronavirus. One of the event’s most anticipated moments involved Kristen Wiig, who stars opposite Gal Gadot in the sequel “Wonder Woman 1984.” As the film’s villain, Wiig
Month: November 2020
Police arrested a man on Wednesday who is suspected of murdering actor Eddie Hassell in a robbery on Nov. 1. D’Jon Antone, 18, was arrested without incident by a fugitive task force in North Texas and police in Grand Prairie, Tex., for capital murder, according to the Grand Prairie Police Department. Antone is being held
Courtesy of the subjects.Getty Images Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. I voted as I did so many things this year—in sweatpants. The convenience of the absentee ballot may take a little of the glamour out of the voting process, but it hasn’t divorced the process from
Meet the artisans behind the best looks, VFX, lenses and designs in film and TV in the last year, from sci-fi to contemporary productions, these behind the scenes craftspeople add dimensions and layers to the directors’ vision. Mandy Moore Showrunner Austin Winsberg found in Moore a choreographer who took his concept of a woman who
Capitol Music Group Chairman & CEO Steve Barnett will retire on December 31, 2020, the company announced today, capping a 50-year career in the music business, including eight years at the helm of CMG. Barnett announced his long-planned decision to the full company this morning, in conjunction with Universal Group Chairman & CEO Lucian Grainge. The two also
Leslie Odom, Jr. has won a Grammy and a Tony award for “Hamilton” but he continues to expand and sharpen his abilities as an actor, musician and performer. Portraying Sam Cooke in Regina King’s “One Night in Miami,” the 39-year-old artist delivers one of this strongest turns yet, playing double-duty as not just an actor,
The awards landscape is saturated with multiple voting bodies and critics groups naming their favorite movies of the year. As is tradition, the IFP Gotham Awards will be the first to reveal its nominations on Nov. 12, celebrating its 30th anniversary. In the past, the group has been a viable launching pad for films that
Filipino media network ABS-CBN Global announced the relaunch of its lifestyle content brand Myx. The relaunch will position it as a trendsetting brand with new shows and expanded digital distribution. The move hopes to reflect the shifting needs of Filipino Americans. “We’re thrilled to bring exciting new content and digital experiences to the nearly 10
In terms of television trends, 2020 has ended up being something of an unexpected year full of new series about space travel, and Showtime’s “Moonbase 8” (premiering Nov. 8) is the latest entry into the canon of that very specific brand of 2020 series. Produced by A24, “Moonbase 8” isn’t the first space-themed comedy of
Republic Records has signed 14-year-old Norwegian singer-songwriter Angelina Jordan, who won “Norway’s Got Talent” as an eight-year-old and will release her first single, “Million Miles,” self-written and produced by hitmaking duo Stargate (Beyonce, Rihanna, Sam Smith), on Friday. A musical prodigy, Jordan began studying classic singers such as Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and Louis Armstrong
After dipping its toes in production in the Middle East, Netflix on Thursday launched its most ambitious Arabic show to date with supernatural drama “Paranormal,” directed by young Egyptian helmer Amr Salama (“Sheikh Jackson”). The six-episode series out of Egypt, which is set in the 1960s, is based on bestselling Arabic horror books by late
Zac Efron has joined survival thriller “Gold,” an original film out of Australian streamer Stan. Shopped to buyers at next week’s American Film Market (AFM), the film turns on two strangers traveling through a desert who stumble upon the biggest gold nugget ever found. When dreams of unimaginable wealth take hold, they devise a plan
The Independent Film and Television Alliance is forging ahead on Nov. 9 with the 41st edition of the American Film Market with a full slate of 300 exhibitors and 200 speakers for conferences, panels, conversations, workshops and podcasts. John Cena, SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris, John Sloss, Jeffrey Greenstein and Megan Colligan are among the high-profile
New Line has paused production on Olivia Wilde’s upcoming movie “Don’t Worry Darling” after a crew member tested positive for coronavirus. The psychological thriller, which stars Florence Pugh, Chris Pine and Harry Styles, has been filming in Los Angeles since last month. The positive test was confirmed during routine testing that all production employees receive.
ESPN’s chief said the Disney sports-media division would eliminate 500 positions – 300 employees and 200 posts that are currently unfilled – in a bid to free up resources for streaming, digital and other kinds of video experiences designed for the new ways fans are engaging with sports. ESPN has already made cuts in recent
The “In Memoriam” factor will be high on next week’s CMA Awards telecast, as an all-star opening tribute to Charlie Daniels will be followed during the ABC telecast by individual performers’ salutes to the late Kenny Rogers and Joe Diffie. All three of these tributees died this year. The homages to country music’s dearly departed
Ken Hensley, keyboardist, guitarist and chief songwriter for long-running British hard rock band Uriah Heep, died Wednesday, according to a post by guitarist Mick Box on the band’s official Twitter account. He was 75. 5th November 2020: I received devastating news this morning from Ken’s manager Steve Weltman that Ken Hensley has passed away. My
Rey, Darth Vader and Baby Yoda have the ultimate “Star Wars” crossover in the brand new trailer for the Lego holiday special on Disney Plus. In a new trailer released on Thursday, “The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special” follows Rey, Finn, Poe, Chewbacca, Rose and their droids as they commemorate Life Day, a joyous celebration
The spoken words of music royalty will be the centerpiece of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s first podcast. The “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Vault,” premiering Friday (Nov. 6), will feature replays of the most famous induction ceremony speeches culled from the org’s past 35 years. The podcast is being produced
Gucci and Gus Van Sant’s collaboration is now official — and it features appearances by Harry Styles and Billie Eilish. Gucci announced Thursday morning that it will present its upcoming collection “Ouverture of Something that Never Ended” as a seven-part film series of the same name co-directed by creative director Alessandro Michele and Van Sant.
Golden Globe-winning actor Hugh Laurie (“House”) and “Game of Thrones” actor Emilia Clarke will be part of the voice cast for animated feature “The Amazing Maurice.” The voice cast also includes David Thewlis (“Wonder Woman”), Himesh Patel (“Yesterday”), Gemma Arterton (“Vita & Virginia”) and Hugh Bonneville (“Downton Abbey”). Toby Genkel (“Two by Two: Overboard!”) and
Discovery plans to offer full details on its soon-to-launch streaming service in December, the company’s top executive said Thursday, formally launching the owner of Food Network, HGTV and the Discovery Channel into the media industry’s rough-and-tumble streaming wars. Speaking to investors, Discovery Chairman and CEO David Zaslav indicated he would discuss content, distribution and other
Media Luna New Films has acquired worldwide rights to Rodrigo Fiallega’s gritty Mexican drama “Ricochet,” whose star Martijn Kuiper won best actor Sunday at the Morelia Film Festival. Media Luna will present the film to buyers at the American Film Market, which starts Monday. In “Ricochet,” quiet loner Martijn leads a hermit’s life on the
Picture Tree International has picked up world sales rights on Sönke Wortmann’s latest feature “Contra.” PTI will launch the film onto the market with a first promo at AFM, which starts Monday. “Contra” had its world premiere at the 16th Zurich Film Festival, and is set for a Christmas release in German-speaking territories by Constantin
ViacomCBS Networks International has announced that Jarrod Villani will join Beverley McGarvey, chief content officer and executive VP, as co-lead of ViacomCBS in Australia and New Zealand. As chief operating and commercial officer and co-lead with McGarvey, from early next year, Villani will be responsible for all the combined company’s commercial activities and operations in
The Singapore International Film Festival will open with the screening of local film “Tiong Bahru Social Club” at the Shaw Lido theater. But, for social distancing reasons, the occasion will not be marked with a red carpet pageant. Throughout its 11-day stretch (Nov. 26-Dec. 6), the festival will run as a hybrid event, mixing in-person
Italian film critic Giona A. Nazzaro, former head of the Venice Film Festival’s Critics’ Week, has been appointed the new artistic director of the Locarno Film Festival. His appointment comes just over a month after Lili Hinstin stepped down from the role in a shock departure. A longtime Locarno fest collaborator, Nazzaro has plenty of
The Netflix Original Christmas movie is now a genre unto itself, its ranks expanding every year by the flimsy, tinselly dozen. What its identifying aesthetic features are — and how you might distinguish it, say, from a Hallmark or Lifetime variation — is a tough question: You’d have to remember any single one of them
Noomi Rapace is set to star in Netflix’s feature film adaptation of “Black Crab,” a Scandinavian action thriller set in a post-apocalyptic world, which will be directed by Adam Berg. The movie will mark Rapace’s return to Scandinavia and her native Sweden after spending the last 10 years abroad starring in films and series such
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Group overcame a coronavirus-marred spring quarter to record a 13% boost in profits in the third quarter of 2020. The earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of €149 million ($175 million) was 13% more than the comparative period last year, according to results declared by the group on Thursday. Group
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